Sohail Khan bats for Halli Cricket

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May 17, 2012

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Mangalore, May 17: The much awaited Sri Bhoothanantheshwara Halli Cricket Tournament - II took off to a spectacular start this morning with the formal inauguration attended by Bollywood celebrities Sohail Khan and Avinash Adik.

The four-day tournament, which will conclude on May 20 is organised under the auspices of Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple and Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Bhajana Mandali.

As many as 77 village teams have registered for the event and the winner who is determined by knockout matches will gain Rs. 3 lakhs in cash prize. The total value of all cash prizes of the event is over Rs. 6 lakh.

The venue of this limited-overs under arm rubber ball tournament is the playfields adjacent to Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple, Badaga Yedapadavu, Mijar in Mangalore taluk.

The inauguration ceremony commenced with the welcome address by Kanthappa Shetty of Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Bhajana Mandali, followed by introductory Address by Vijaynath Vittal Shetty, the chief co-ordinator of the event. Mr. Shetty recalled the success of the first Halli Cricket Tournament held last year and hoped that the people will similarly co-operate this time too with enthusiastic participation and peaceful, disciplined conduct of cricket mela.

The inaugural ceremony was marked by lighting of the lamp by Sohail Khan. Reflecting true grace he courteously passed on the honour to being the first to light the lamp to Mrs. Premalatha Shetty, the elderly mother of the event chief co-Ordinator Vijaynath Vittal Shetty, who was present on the dais.

In his message to the audience, Sohail Khan said he was very happy to attend this unique event and wished the participants all the best.

Echoing the spirit of sportsmanship, he shouted out loud: “May the best team win!” to the delight of the thrilled audience.

Bollywood Producer Avinash Adik, who was the chief guest, was full of praise for Vijaynath Vittal Shetty's love for his home town. “Not everyone who prospers in the big cities will think of doing something for the folks back home. It takes a large heart for a man to do the deeds like what Vijaynath Shetty does,” he said.

It was due to this reason that both he and his film industry colleague Sohail Khan had made it a point to attend the event despite not having slept the entire previous night due to tight shooting schedules, he added.

The crowds were pleasantly surprised when Sohail Khan went aside to change into the Halli Cricket T-Shirt and turban and went to the cricket pitch to face a bombardment of balls from the first contesting team. To everyone's shock and surprise, Khan proved to be an expert batsman as he effortlessly shot sixer after sixer sending the ball soaring into the sky.

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June 5,2020

Udupi, Jun 5: Senior BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Shobha Karandlje accused members of Tablighi Jamaat of spreading Coronavirus, particularly in slums, in Bengaluru.

Speaking to newsmen here Friday night, she said that the members had intentionally spread the virus in Siddique Layout and Padarayanapura. Members had hatched a conspiracy to destroy the country. She would raise the issue with the central government.

She said that New Delhi and Maharashtra were responsible for rising Covid-19 cases in the country. Highlighting the programmes, introduced by Modi-led NDA government for the past six years, she blamed Covid-19 for the collapse of the economy. But for Covid-19 Modi government at the Centre would have been a leader in the world,” she added.

She said 13,541 people, stranded in other States and foreign countries, had returned to Udupi. “We have sufficient beds in the district to tackle the situation. But if more people decide to travel to Udupi, arranging quarantine facilities would be a huge challenge,” she added.

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March 27,2020

Belgaum, Mar 26: The police on Thursday thrashed people who had gone to offer prayers at a mosque despite the nationwide lockdown in force.
In a video, the police personnel can be seen thrashing the people with batons while they were leaving after offering prayers at a local mosque here.
In another incident in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh, the police made few youngsters hop along a road and even gave the 'murga,' punishment to a few of them for violating the restrictions.
Similarly in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun, the police made people hop along a road with their bags strapped on their backs as a punishment. The people were possibly going to their native places.
In the video of the Budaun incident, a few men can be seen being made to hop along the road with a stick-wielding policeman keeping a watch.
SSP Budaun told ANI that an investigation is being conducted into the incident and expressed an apology for the police's behaviour.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a 21-day countrywide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus, saying that "social distancing" is the only option to deal with the highly contagious disease.

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February 19,2020

Dubai, Feb 19: A 25-year-old Indian engineer allegedly fell to his death from a residential apartment in Dubai, according to a media report.

Sabeel Rahman, from Kerala who has been living in Dubai since 2018, fell off the building near his work site, The Khaleej Times quoted a social worker as saying.

Naseer Vatanapally, the social worker, is assisting the family to repatriate his mortal remains back home to Thirur in Malappuram district, the report said.

"The case is a bit unusual. We''re not sure why he went to the building near his worksite," said Naseer Vatanapally.

"His family is unaware of any issues he may have faced. He had asked his brother to collect a new mobile phone he had purchased online - which they received. He had no reason to take his life," he added.

Rahman was the youngest of four siblings. The devastated family is awaiting details from the Rashidiya Police Station. "Following legal procedures, we will repatriate his body back home," he said.

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